Snowplow



J. n. BERGER'ON'.

SNOWPLOW.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 91, 1920. 1,389, 1 18. Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

Application fiie'a se cembers, 1920. Serial No. 409,268.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH Donna BER- GERON, a subject of the King of' G-reat Britain, residing at Iberville, Province'of Quebee, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Snowplows; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in snow plows.

The primary object of the invention is the 1,5 provision of a snow plow adapted for use in connection with railway tracks and the like, and which is connected to the forward part of a car or train for the purposes of regmov-ing the snow from the sides of the track.

"""vi'sionfofl a snow plow including a pair of laterally extending wings hingedly connect ,fedgtoi-the opposite sides of a train or car adjacent the forward end thereof and extending uponlopposite sides of, the track for the JUIPOSBSZOf clearing the 'lsame from snow \1Cl the like; p

A further objef-t of 'the'i'nvent'ion is the provision of snowplow such as above described, including pair of hinged wings applicable principally to the cow-catcher or forward part of an, engine, and which are so connected thereto that they may be swung forwardly out of the way, or for/fdumping purposes if desired.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of .a snow plow such as above referred to, which will be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, re-

4 liable and efiicient in use, and readily operated.

With the above and other objects in View, the present invention resides inf the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of, the present applica tion, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the inven tion;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof. Referringnow to the accompanying drawdesignates in general a support 6 at the lower end Another object of the invention is the proing bycorresponding characters of reference throughout the several views, the numeral 4 the rails of a railway track section, while' 5 denotes a cow-catcher or the like to be mounted upon the forward end of an engine or car, the latter not being Shown, as it forms no part in the applica- The cow-catcher 5 consists preferably of of which 6X tend the forwardly converging side members 7 connected to the support 6 by the upwardly inclined spaced bars 8.

The plow consists of a pair of wings 9 formed from any suitable material. These members are curved rearwardly, as shown at 10, and are disposed at an angle at 11, so that snow or the like engaging the same would bemleflected toward the ends thereof and deposited in spaced relation to the rails 4.

The outer sides of the wings are shown substantially vertical, as at 12. The inner sides thereof are likewise disposed vertically, as at 13, a portion of their length and are then inclined forwardly, as at 14, pro-' ducing inwardly directed extensions 15 which are disposed in parallel relation to the side members 7.

The upper and lower sides are extended forwardly, as at 16 and 17, forming a scoop for gathering up the snow which is, as above stated, deflected toward the outerends of the said wings;

-The upper and lower portions 16 and 17 are connected by spaced rods 18 which prevent the wings from becoming bent out of shape when engaged by banks of heavy snow. These rods 18 also serve to break up the snow into small particles in the event that the same has become partially melted and packed into a solid mass.

The opposite inner corners of the wings are provided with suitable eyes 20 and 21 which are secured, as at 22 and 23, to the upper ends of the outer bars 8 and intermediate portions ofthe side members 7, as clearly shown in the several figures of the drawing.

When it is desired to thrown the wings to an inoperative position, they can beswung forwardly and upwardly on their hinged connections,

the dotted lines. This serves to move the asshown in Figs. 2 and 3 by wings out of the way when desired and also to scoop out or dump any snow which has become clogged therein.

U From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

it will be manifest that a snow plow is pro.- vided which will fulfil all of the necessary requirements of such a device, and it should belunderstood in this connection, that varione minor changes in the specific details of construction can be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit o'r vsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. In a device such as described, the combination with a cow-catcher, a pair of wings hinged to the opposite sides thereof, said wings being concaved and extended at an angle rearwardly toward the outer ends thereof, andbars connecting the upper and lower portions of the wings. I 2. In a plow such as described, the combination with a cow-catcher of a pair of wings hinged at their inner sides to the opposite sides of said cow-catcher, said wings being concaved and extended rearwardly at an angle, bars connected to the opposite forward edges of the wings and arranged in parallel relation to each other, and means for hingedly connecting the wings to the cow-catcher.

3. In a snow plow such as described, the combination with a cow-catcher including the lower converging bars and upwardly extending inclined bars, wings disposed upon opposite sides of the cow-catcher, said wings 7 having their side edges extended in parallel 40 relation to the upwardly inclined bars and extensions provided at the inner lower corners of the wings disposed in parallel relation to the converging bars, the inner ends of said extensions being hingedly connected to the intermediate portions-of the converging bars, and the upper inner corners of the wings being hingedly connected to the upper ends of the outer upwardly inclined bars, said wings having theiru pen and lower edges extended forwardly being concaved throughout their lengths and extend ed rearwardly at an angle, and spaced parallel bars connecting the upper and lower portions of the wings, substantially, as and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereuntoset my hand.

JOSEPH] DONAT BERGERON. 

